The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-15

proposed convention, one CLAUSE VI "Aio
provided that "In addition to Mr.. Naca-
wanna there shall be three frst-class IN
spectors and interpreters, four second
class inspectors and interpreters, seven
third-class inspectors and Interpreters, hVe
doctors, and one doctor with each 800 PEG
ple,' all to be Japanese.
4. That on the 28th day of September,
1885, Mr.. Gibson replied to the foregoing
dispatch at length, the following extracts
being more particularly upon the subject
in question: whilst recognizing your
jealous endeavOrs to promote the interests
of this country, have still to say that GER
tain parts in the proposed convention
awaken grave misgivings in the minds OF
His Maiesty's Ministers. However desir-
able and actually important to Hawaii
the immigration of Japanese may be, we
must nevertheless consider whether it may
not be obtained at too serious a. cost" Re
ferring to the abOve-quOted clauses of the
proposed convention, Mr.. Gibson goes on
to saw: This IS also a clause which 1t
would be unwise to embody in a conven-
ton Circumstances can alone dictate
what numbers Of inspectors and inter
prefers are necessary at any given time.
This is matter which must necessarily
be left to the direction of His Majesty's
Government" The same remark applies
to the proposed division of the inspectors
into classes and the stipulation that they
shall be all Japanese. These are matters
which the Government cannot forego their
own discretion about. Equally difficult is
it to admit the proposed arrangement
about the DOCTORS" I'm regard, there
fore, to the inspectors and medical officers,
the convention may embody in general
terms the undertaking already given by
His Majesty's Government to provide lib
orally for the inspection OF the laborers by
competent interpreters and to employ
number of Japanese medical men as Gov
eminent physicians"
5. That in conformity with the foregoing
instructions, the form of said convention
was thereupOn changed and finally adopted
in the following form:
Article 6, of Labor Convention. In order
to insure the proper fulfilment of the terms
of the contracts entered into between the
Board of immigration of the Hawaiian
Kingdom and any Japanese immigrants,
and to afford full protection to such immi-
grants in the enjoyment of their rights
under the laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom,
His Hawaiian Majesty's Government will
provide and employ during thecontinuance
of any of the contracts aforesaid a suffi-
Cient number of inspectors and interpreters
who shall be able to speak and interpret
the Japanese and English languages, and
the services of srch Interpreters shall at
all times be rendered without charge to
such immigrants in the Courts of the Ha-
waiian Kingdom in which such immigrants
may be plaintiffs, defendants, complain
ants or accused.
Article 7. The Government of His Ha-
waiian Majesty will, during the continu-
ance of any of the contracts provided for
by this convention, employ a sufficient
number of Japanese physicians to attend
the immigrants and VIII give to the said
physicians the status of Government
localities as may from time to time appear
to be desirable in order to afford the i'm
migrants all necessary medical aid
6. That notwithstanding the instructions
above stated, reserving to the Hawaiian
Government the right to decide upon the
number of physicians and interpreters to
be employed, MIR. Irwin engaged seven
physicians and ten Interpreters by written
contract to serve for three years at sal
aries ranging from $33 to $3.50 per month,
and travelling expenses aggregating an ex-
penSe of 1924 per annum, exclusive of
travelling expenses and a passage to and
from Japan, and so informed Mr.. Gibson
by dispatch dated Toxic, February /, 1886,
stating that he had done so at the sugges-
ton of the Japanese Government.
7. That on the 22d day of February,
1886, Mr.. Gibson replied to the last above
dispatch from Mr.. Irwin as follows: Il
cannot recognize in the expression of
general purpose entertained by His Males
tvs Government. or in the phraseology of
the Immigration Convention, you were
authorized to negotiate any authority, to
enter into agreements, and to make APP
pointrnents, which is the prerogative of
the Board of Health and the Board of I'M
migration to decide upon and execute"
the suggestion of His Imperial Maiesty's
Government would have been one demand
ing your fullest attention had you been
clothed with the power to respond to it,
but should, as matters stand, have been
referred to His Majesty's Ministers. with
the view of its being considered by the
proper authorities"
"Referring to the inst actions conveyed
to you in my letter No. Z, of the 28th of
September desire you to note that so far
from comforting upon you any authority
to engage the services of physicians and
interpreters, those Instructions emphat-
ically claim that the number and distribu-
ton of such officers is a matter which
must be left to the discretion of His Maj
esty's Government"
8. Mr.. Irwin came personally to Homo
lulu with the physicians and Interpreters
which he had engaged, arriving here by the
- on - 1886 and under dates of